In the continuing saga of expensive technology hating on me, my Internet went belly-up AGAIN. ARGH. I talked to four different technicians who couldn't figure it out (one of whom was uber-condescending long after it was apparent that I knew my shit) and eventually scheduled an in-person visit for Monday morning. I'm just glad I got that time, ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, arianaeh!

And for good measure:

Happy Birthday, shadowserenity!

I zipped off after work to crawl my way up to the city for dinner with danijo1 and family! It was my first time driving in the city, accomplished by staying on the flat part. *g* It was a great visit! We ate on this little restaurant alley that I'd never seen before. Alas, driving home took me ( Read more... )

Why yes, we did get a touch of rain today! I was at work for most of the crazy wind part of the day, where we were safely ensconced with wonky lights and a snack room badly in need of the staff's return next week. This would, of course, be the week that the café in our building is on its holiday break. I seriously considered ordering pizza ( Read more... )

I probably won't post again before leaving, and I don't know if I'll post this weekend. I have a very early flight back Monday morning, so we'll see how alive I am after getting home from work. Keep an eye on the various FA blogs if you want to keep tabs on us, and if you're going on Sunday, look for me! Or email me and I'll give you my cell number ( Read more... )

Meep! Um, pretend it's still Saturday?

Happy Birthday, oldmystic!

and

Happy Birthday, anyaplana!

and

Happy Birthday, cindelius!My window is back in its upright and locked position, thirty dollars later. That's one expensive free car wash. But it was less than the last time I had to deal with it, and mostly, I'm just glad it's fixed. I think they got the seal tighter, ( Read more... )

1) FYI for people in the area: Saturday night - 7PM - Tortilla Jo's - Downtown Disney.

At least three of us will be there. All interested are welcome to join. :-D

2) Sunday afternoon: le baseball! Sure, it's versus the Reds and I think Hendrickson will be pitching (bleh), but that's okay. Sister and I will have fun anyway.

*zooms off to work*

Happy Birthday, side_of_zen!

Today was the hp_orangecounty meetup (I fully intended to attend the LA one last weekend, but other plans took precedence) in San Juan Capistrano. I had baseball talk on the radio both ways, so the drive passed quickly, even with the beginnings of rain at the end. We went to a tea house that was right in the middle of the historic area, around ( Read more... )

Faire today with bekkio, chickadilly, and constancev was good olde tymes, indeed! We battled through the chilly weather and stayed almost seven hours, though it didn't feel that long. I haven't been to Ren Faire in years, and not since they moved to this location. We very much enjoyed the sights, shops, snacks, and shows (bawdy and otherwise), and I came home with filthy ( Read more... )

Lovely hp_oc meetup tonight! It was great to see everyone - it's been a while. As long as I'm in SoCal next month, I'll be there again.

And now, television.

( BSG: Crossroads, Part 1 )

Today, I joined bekkio for a trip up to Santa Monica and lunch with lagreyeyes (and family), freckles42, jagienka, and bad_influence. It was a lovely day, and great to see everyone. I had a banger sandwich, and yeah, I pretty much chose it for the name. We popped over to Lush afterwards where I did not sneeze at all (accomplishment!), and I'm still ridiculously full, which is not good ( Read more... )